Air Grover

Air Grover
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Park section	Sesame Street Safari of Fun
Coordinates	28°02′04″N 82°25′31″W / 28.034544°N 82.425345°WCoordinates: 28°02′04″N 82°25′31″W / 28.034544°N 82.425345°W
Status	Operating
Opening date	March 27, 2010
General statistics
Type	Steel – Junior
Manufacturer	Zierer
Designer	SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment
Model	Force - 190
Lift/launch system	Friction Wheel
Height	24 ft (7.3 m)
Length	600 ft (180 m)
Speed	26.5 mph (42.6 km/h)
Inversions	0
Height restriction	38 in (97 cm)
Air Grover at RCDB Pictures of Air Grover at RCDB

Air Grover is a steel roller coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. The roller coaster opened with the Sesame Street Safari of Fun play area on March 27, 2010. The ride simulates a biplane flight with the Sesame Street character Grover.^[1][2]

Ride layout

Once the coaster train exits the station, It makes a left hand, 180 degree turn then climbs the 24-foot (7.3 m), tire driven lift hill. Once at the top, the train travels a few feet of straight track before dropping 22.5 feet (6.9 m) at a 45 degree angle. The train then travels up a tight, left banked, 540 degree, upwards helix, traveling through a Sesame Street style desert. The train then enters a hill that crosses over a guest pathway. After that the train travels through a tight, right banked, 360 degree, downwards helix. The train then re-enters the station and is stopped by the magnetic brakes.

See also

• Grover's Alpine Express, a similar roller coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay's sister park, Busch Gardens Williamburg

References

1. Marden, Duane. "Air Grover  (Busch Gardens Africa)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
2. "Sesame Street Safari of Fun Attractions". Busch Gardens Tampa. Retrieved 23 July 2010.